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any of us in the sound
community have spent years
in front of an audio
workstation, both in recording studios
and in edit rooms, building elaborate
soundscapes for picture. Many of us
have spent large parts of our careers
in front of a console on dub stages
mixing dialogue, sound effects, and
music into films and television shows.
Conversely, I have found that, aside
from the very seasoned mixers, few of
us came to the dub stage from a seat
in front of an analog desk. Even
though that was my path, having been
away from it for so many years, I
cannot claim with any certainty to
understand how today's scores come
into being using these desks. Where
does involvement begin? How is it
executed? How does it get to the dub
stage? Who is involved?
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